Enhancing Digital and Financial Capacity of Women-Owned SMEs (National Consultant for Libya)

About this role

The National Consultant for Libya will support the UN Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) Development Account Tranche 18 project on enhancing the digital and financial capacity of women-owned SMEs (W-SMEs) in Libya. The consultant will conduct diagnostic assessments, facilitate stakeholder consultations, develop policy instruments, and produce a country-specific policy paper to strengthen the enabling environment for W-SMEs to access digital markets and participate in regional trade under the AfCFTA framework. The assignment is country-level, based in Libya, and expected to last five months.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a comprehensive assessment of digital and financial inclusion gaps affecting women-owned SMEs in Libya
• Develop a work plan outlining methodology, timeline, stakeholder mapping approach, and data collection framework
• Prepare a National Diagnostic Report on digital and financial inclusion gaps and the digital trade policy environment affecting W-SMEs
• Support the organization and delivery of the National Stakeholders Workshop, including background notes, agenda, and summary report
• Develop a Country Module on the Institutional and Regulatory Ecosystem for Digital Trade and Digital Finance accessible to W-SMEs with disabilities
• Prepare a country-specific Policy Paper with actionable recommendations and an implementation plan for inclusive, gender-responsive digital trade policies
• Integrate gender-responsive and disability-inclusive considerations throughout all analytical and policy outputs
• Align all outputs with AfCFTA digital trade provisions and national regulatory frameworks

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree) in economics, trade, digital economy, business administration, or a closely related field; a first-level university degree with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant professional experience

Languages

• English (required, fluency)
• French (desirable, fluency)
• Arabic (advantage)

Key skills